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A hybrid course focusing on how to prepare and print multiple colors with polymer plates for students experienced in digital design.

'Tis the season to send some cards! Get an introduction to letterpress printing on cylinder presses while creating personalized and original holiday stationery.

This in-depth introduction to paper cutting will help you understand what to buy (and how much!) as well as how to plan for and safely trim your paper.

Explore the world of titling on books using heated type and dies - known as stamping.

Miniature books make great gifts and decorations, and can even be used to note special memories from the past year.

Colorful and fun, this method of decorating paper is easy to learn and the papers created can be used for many purposes.

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

Tired of having to wrestle with your beloved books as you read them? This class is for you. Learn how to take a glued-back paper-covered book and transform it into something more durable and beautiful.

Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards.

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards.

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design.

Practice the fundamentals of blind tooling and gold tooling on leather, using brass tools and gold leaf. Appropriate for beginners, or those looking to build their skills.

Working from pre-cut materials, students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box & Slipcase.

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

Hand lettering for all, even those with the shakiest of handwriting! Ease into the art of calligraphy with this beginning class in penmanship, letter formation, layout techniques, and calligraphic processes and materials.

Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design.

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

Make the color wheel into more than just a conceptual model by bending and shaping it to suit your palette and purpose.

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

Also known as ‘shepherd’s purse' or ‘explosion page’ and often used commercially for tourist maps, the Turkish map fold and other variants are interesting and impactful features to add to a binding.

Make an elegant, multi-section, flexible leather binding with leather doublures and a suede flyleaf.

Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster!

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

This introduction to leatherwork for bookbinding covers the tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today.

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

Learn several simple techniques to repair your hardcover clothbound books, including mending tears, rebuilding missing board, and sharpening corners.

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking.

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.